Railnoun
A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
Rodnoun
A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
âThe circus strong man proved his strength by bending an iron rod, and then straightening it.â;
Railnoun
The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
Rodnoun
A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
Railnoun
A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
âWe travelled to the seaside by rail.â; âa small Scottish village not accessible by railâ;
Rodnoun
(fishing) A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.
âWhen I hooked a snake and not a fish, I got so scared I dropped my rod in the water.â;
Railnoun
A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
Rodnoun
A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
Railnoun
(surfing) One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
Rodnoun
An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.
âThe judge imposed on the thief a sentence of fifteen strokes with the rod.â;
Railnoun
(internet) A vertical section on one side of a web page.
âWe're experimenting with ads in the right-hand rail.â;
Rodnoun
A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.
âI notched a rod and used it to measure the length of rope to cut.â;
Railnoun
(drugs) A large line.
Rodnoun
(archaic) A unit of length equal to 1 pole, a perch, Ÿ chain, 5½ yards, 16½ feet, or exactly 5.0292 meters (these being all equivalent).
Railnoun
Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
Rodnoun
An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5½ yards.
Railnoun
(obsolete) An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress.
Rodnoun
(archaic) A unit of area equal to a square rod, 30Âź square yards or 1/160 acre.
âThe house had a small yard of about six rods in size.â;
Railnoun
(obsolete) Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.
Rodnoun
A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a drive-shaft.
âThe engine threw a rod, and then went to pieces before our eyes, springs and coils shooting in all directions.â;
Railverb
(intransitive) To travel by railway.
Rodnoun
(anatomy) Short for rod cell, a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.
âThe rods are more sensitive than the cones, but do not discern color.â;
Railverb
(transitive) To enclose with rails or a railing.
Rodnoun
(biology) Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.
âHe applied a gram positive stain, looking for rods indicative of Listeria.â;
Railverb
(transitive) To range in a line.
Rodnoun
(chemistry) A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.
Railverb
To complain violently (against, about).
Rodnoun
(slang) A pistol; a gun.
Railverb
To gush, flow.
Rodnoun
A penis.
Railnoun
An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.
Rodnoun
(slang) A hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with exterior cosmetic alterations, especially one based originally on a pre-1940s model or (currently) denoting any older vehicle thus modified.
Railnoun
A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc.
Rodnoun
(ufology) A rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen by the person recording the event, often associated with extraterrestrial entities.
Railnoun
A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style.
Rodnoun
(mathematics) A Cuisenaire rod.
Railnoun
A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc.
Rodnoun
(rail transport) A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive.
Railnoun
The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks.
Rodverb
(construction) To reinforce concrete with metal rods.
Railnoun
A railroad as a means of transportation; as, to go by rail; a place not accesible by rail.
Rodverb
To penetrate sexually.
Railnoun
a railing.
Rodverb
(slang) To hot rod.
Railnoun
Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidæ, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds.
Rodnoun
A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).
âHe that spareth his rod hateth his son.â;
Railverb
To flow forth; to roll out; to course.
âStreams of tears from her fair eyes forth railing.â;
Rodnoun
A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.
Railverb
To inclose with rails or a railing.
âIt ought to be fenced in and railed.â;
Rodnoun
A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; - called also perch, and pole.
Railverb
To range in a line.
âThey were brought to London all railed in ropes, like a team of horses in a cart.â;
Rodnoun
a linear measure of 16.5 feet
Railverb
To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; - followed by at or against, formerly by on.
âAnd rail at arts he did not understand.â; âLesbia forever on me rails.â;
Rodnoun
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
Railverb
To rail at.
Rodnoun
any rod-shaped bacterium
Railverb
To move or influence by railing.
âRail the seal from off my bond.â;
Rodnoun
a square rod of land
Railnoun
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
Rodnoun
visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light
Railnoun
short for railway;
âhe traveled by railâ; âhe was concerned with rail safetyâ;
Rodnoun
a gangster's pistol
Railnoun
a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
Railnoun
a horizontal bar (usually of wood)
Railnoun
any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
Railverb
complain bitterly
Railverb
enclose with rails;
ârail in the old gravesâ;
Railverb
provide with rails;
âThe yard was railedâ;
Railverb
separate with a railing;
ârail off the crowds from the Presidential palaceâ;
Railverb
convey (goods etc.) by rails;
âfresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgiumâ;
Railverb
travel by rail or train;
âThey railed from Rome to Veniceâ; âShe trained to Hamburgâ;
Railverb
lay with rails;
âhundreds of miles were railed out hereâ;
Railverb
fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat;
âThey are railing for fresh fishâ;
Railverb
spread negative information about;
âThe Nazi propaganda vilified the Jewsâ;
Railverb
criticize severely;
âHe fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicareâ; âShe railed against the bad social policiesâ;
Railnoun
a bar or series of bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a wall or ceiling, serving as part of a barrier or used to hang things on
âa curtain railâ;
Railnoun
the inside boundary fence of a racecourse.
Railnoun
a steel bar or continuous line of bars laid on the ground as one of a pair forming a railway track
âthe goods train left the railsâ;
Railnoun
railways as a means of transport
ârail faresâ; âtravelling by railâ;
Railnoun
the edge of a surfboard or sailboard.
Railnoun
a horizontal piece in the frame of a panelled door or sash window.
Railnoun
a conductor which is maintained at a fixed potential and to which other parts of a circuit are connected
âthe anode must be connected to the positive supply railâ;
Railnoun
a secretive bird with drab grey and brown plumage, typically having a long bill and found in dense waterside vegetation.
Railverb
provide or enclose (a space or place) with a rail or rails
âthe altar is railed off from the naveâ;
Railverb
convey (goods) by rail
âperishables were railed into Manhattanâ;
Railverb
(in windsurfing) sail the board on its edge
âthe more you pull down on the boom, the more you railâ;
Railverb
complain or protest strongly and persistently about
âhe railed at human ficklenessâ;